Tax Planning & Compliance
Treasury, IRS guidance on reporting qualified sick & family leave wages
AAFCPAs would like make clients aware that the Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance to employers about reporting on Form W-2 the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages paid to employees for leave taken in 2021. The notice provides guidance under recent legislation, including: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), as […]
Treasury, IRS provide gross receipts safe harbor for employers claiming the Employee Retention Credit
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Treasury and the IRS recently issued a safe harbor allowing employers to exclude certain items from their gross receipts solely for determining eligibility for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). These amounts are: The amount of the forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan; Shuttered Venue […]
Treasury, IRS Provide Additional Guidance on Employee Retention Credit, Including for the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2021
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued further guidance on the employee retention credit, including guidance for employers who pay qualified wages after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, and additional guidance on miscellaneous issues that apply to the employee retention credit in […]
Texas Franchise Tax Gross Receipts Sourcing Reform
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has adopted revisions to Franchise Tax apportionment rules proposed on November 2, 2020 under 34 Tex. Admin. Code section 3.591. The revisions seek to align statutory law with prior Court rulings, and to provide industry-specific updates. The changes may affect receipts […]
What Taxpayers Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the IRS increased the amount of the Child Tax Credit and plans to issue up to 50% of the credit in the form of monthly advanced payments beginning July 15, 2021. Taxpayers may claim the remaining credit when they file their 2021 income tax return. […]
IRS Guidance Issued on Change in Useful Life for 2020 Tax Returns
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the IRS recently released long awaited guidance detailing how a taxpayer must change the method of computing depreciation to provide a 30-year recovery period under the alternative depreciation system (ADS) for some properties controlled by a business that started renting before 2018. Rev. Proc. 2021-28 explains how […]
How and When to Make Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments, Pay Online
As a reminder, the U.S. tax system operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. For estimated tax purposes, a year has four payment periods. Taxpayers must make a payment each quarter. For most people, the due date for the first quarterly payment is April 15. The following payments are due June 15 and Sept. 15, with the […]
AAFCPAs Promotes Directors in Tax & Outsourced Accounting
AAFCPAs (Boston, Wellesley, Waltham, & Westborough) is pleased to announce the following Director promotions in recognition of their earned expertise supporting clients’ Business & Income Tax and Outsourced Accounting needs. Stacie A. Field, CPA, MBA has been promoted to Director, Tax. She creates strategic tax plans for closely held businesses and their owners in a […]
AAFCPAs to Present Wealth Migration Strategies
Joshua England, LLM, Esq., Partner and Tax Consulting Attorney at AAFCPAs, will contribute his tax expertise in a Webinar on May 27th, sharing key considerations when moving personal or business assets to another jurisdiction. Many high-profile CEOs have moved their businesses for financial incentives. In this interactive panel discussion, Josh and a panel of financial […]